Vidalia spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh 1863
Current name:
Vidalia spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh
Cape Peron, Western Australia; scale 10 mmJ.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Vidalia spiralis (J.V.Lamouroux) J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh 1863: 1126
Published in: Agardh, J.G. (1863). Species genera et ordines algarum, seu descriptiones succinctae specierum, generum et ordinum, quibus algarum regnum constituitur. Volumen secundum: algas florideas complectens. Part 2, fasc. 3. pp. 787-1138, 1158-1291. Lundae [Lund]: C.W.K. Gleerup. [in Latin]
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Vidalia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Delesseria spiralis J.V.Lamouroux
Type Information
Type locality: Probably Western Australia; (Silva & al. 1996: 533) Notes: Type from “Nouv. Holl.”; not located in Herb. Lamouroux, CN (Womersley, 2003: 399).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spiral (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Habitat
A common species in shallow but shaded situations to deep water (Womersley 2003: 399).
Created: 10 March 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
